Marti Hearst, Corey Chandler, and I submitted a course application for CHI 2006 over the summer and we received word yesterday that it was accepted! It’s titled “Faceted Metadata for Information Architecture and Search” and will cover leasons learned thru research at UC Berkeley and eBay. If you aren’t already planning on attending the conference,…
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eBay Motors + Google Maps Mashup
I’m working on listing my father-in-laws BMW on eBay which got me to thinking about the eBay Motors + Google Maps mashup that Adam Trachtenberg and Luke Wroblewski put together for Web 2.0. It will be interesting to watch how intellectual property law will evolve to handle these mashups. Will NavTec reconsider it’s agreement with…
Booming UI Design Market in Bay Area
As I mentioned the other day, I’ve noticed anecdotally noticed that companies are having a difficult time filling their UI and UER positions. So I decided to see if there was any quantifiable evidence which would confirm what I already suspect (if the barrage of recruiting VMs I get is any clue). I realized that…
China on the rise?
The last few days I’ve been listening to the PBS Newshour podcasts of Paul Solman’s special report on the Rise of China. In his seven part series he provides an indepth look into the economy in that country, the Chinese consumer, and the impact urban growth has had on rural China. In particular two things…
Noguchi Filing System and Information Stacks
This morning I spotted a reference to the Noguchi Filing System on CNET which got me to thinking. First in case you haven’t heard of this system, it prescribes that rather than a file-folder system for organizing desk papers you simply create a folder for each day and put it on the shelf (actually on…
Tim O’Reilly on Web 2.0
Distributed at the conference was a short article on what Web 2.0 is, how it affects design patterns and business models. My favorite part was a wired/unwired-esqe Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 table.
Tim O’Reilly on Web 2.0
Distributed at the conference was a short article on what Web 2.0 is, how it affects design patterns and business models. My favorite part was a wired/unwired-esqe Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 table.
Ask Jeeves shares Search stats
Jim Lanzone shared a number of interesting stats from Ask: The money is still in the head: 30% of searches drive 70% of revenue. However over time there will be more competition in the tail. Average word count varies as one would expect. In the head: 1.57 words vs. tail: 5.01 words. The most popular…
Teenage Focus Group at Web 2.0
Safa Rashtchy led a focus group discussion on stage at Web 2.0 with 5 teenages aged 17 – 19. Perhaps most surprising were the products they discussed as being important in their lives and which ones they did not mention: Important Products: MySpace (and Facebook) AIM Mobile Phone (e.g. SideKickII, ring tones) Google General Search…
Teenage Focus Group at Web 2.0
Safa Rashtchy led a focus group discussion on stage at Web 2.0 with 5 teenages aged 17 – 19. Perhaps most surprising were the products they discussed as being important in their lives and which ones they did not mention: Important Products: MySpace (and Facebook) AIM Mobile Phone (e.g. SideKickII, ring tones) Google General Search…